Category Archives: Folkfinds

Folkfinds: Loran Otzer’s “Martello Tower” (Joined by SPRuNG!)

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/162570562″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Loran Otzer is a talented though humble Italian sing-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist equally enamored of country, pop, folk, bluegrass and Celtic music. His quirky lo-fi productions frequently call all those to mind, but filtered … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Gratton’s “Winter’s Wisp”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/122150142″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Kurt Plahna of Milwaukee records under the name Gratton and divides his efforts on Soundcloud between experimental music, remixes, and some of the prettiest fingerpicking compositions you’ll find. He owes a clear debt … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Cadence and Nathan’s “Canmore”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/180478784″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Picking up from last week’s family act thread, folkfinds this week directs your attention to Edmonton, Canada brother-sister band Cadence & Nathan. Each writes and sings; their work has the intimacy you’d expect … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Chris Okunbor’s “Jitterbug Swing”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/83488138″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] For our first blues post, we visit Chris Okunbor, fittingly from Australia’s Blue Mountains. Chris is a gifted songwriter, understated singer and wicked multi-instrumentalist with catholic tastes and a penchant for inspired and … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Fernando Gonzalo and John Eagle’s “1936”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/125090120″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Hailing from Barcelona, singer-songwriter Fernando Gonzalo is a long way from the US but fell in love early with American country-folk styles. His own recordings aim for a sound and imagery that is … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: John Delk’s “A Gallon At A Time”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/196310379″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Tennesseean John Delk only began recording his songs within the past few years, but we’re lucky he did. The region around his home features heavily in his songs, but perhaps surprisingly he avoids … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Johnny Minstrel’s “I Walked The Old Trade Route”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/197162113″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] South African Pravinand Maharaj, aka Johnny Minstrel, is a pillar of the Soundcloud folk community, writing great songs and recording several of them in collaboration with other artists he meets there. As his … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Rob Clamp’s “The Prime of Miss Jean Allan”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/190664673″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] We’ve visited the UK’s thriving old-time scene before, but for our first trip to Scotland we visit multi-instrumentalist Rob Clamp. Rob focuses his musical attentions on his Scottish and American heritage. His original … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Pepilune’s “Old Joe Clark Est Vraiment Vieux”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175768537″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Continuing around the world for old time’s sake, Folkfinds visits northern France this week and the quirky band Pepilune. A grassroots outfit, Pepilune busks and shares their music with their community; they also … Continue reading →

Folkfinds: Jack and Mark Laskey’s “Old Man Can Your Dog Catch A Rabbit”

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/145750116″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Our old-timey trip around the world brings us back to the US. With Father’s Day coming up, a reminder that folk music frequently starts in the family comes to us from banjo player … Continue reading →